Video: Trump Insists He Saw Arabs Cheering in New Jersey on 9/11, Says He’ll Bring Back Waterboarding
Yes, it’s another post about Donald Trump, because he’s kicking his dishonest xenophobia into overdrive now.
In 2015 America, this is where right wing politics has ended up: in complete denial of reality and vicious endorsement of violence and torture.
Here’s Donald Trump on ABC News, insisting that he saw “Arabs” cheering the 9/11 attacks in New Jersey despite a total lack of evidence for the claim. The Mayor of Jersey City responded today:
In response, Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said Trump “has memory issues or willfully distorts the truth, either of which should be concerning for the Republican Party.”
“Trump is plain wrong, and he is shamefully politicizing an emotionally charged issue. No one in Jersey City cheered on September 11th,” Fulop said. “We were actually among the first to provide responders to help in lower Manhattan. Trump needs to understand that Jersey City will not be part of his hate campaign.”
In this same interview, Trump also said if he’s elected president, he’d bring back torture. Because of course he would.
At Breitbart “News,” commenters love this idea. In fact, more than a few also want to waterboard their political enemies. And they want to watch.
I’d like to suggest waterboarding lefty media propagandists. Not for interrogation purposes but just because.
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I wonder if he will make it Pay Per View waterboarding? I’d pay!
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You want real torture? Try the ISIS method of finger removal.
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Good for Trump. When you look at the different types of torture used by our enemies, waterboarding is really like nerf torture.
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And folks question why Trump is far ahead and climbing in the polls…..he exudes strength, conviction and most of all leadership. Trump will soon leave the rest of the field in the dust.
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I’m all for it but please hurry and pass the law that it must be pay per view….. I’ll start saving my pennies now!
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I think we need to water-board Hillary and find out where her server is